I'm not a psychopath!

Chapter 213: Eternal Underworld
Hearing this, Shen Chengxian walked to the window and looked towards the second floor opposite.

In the night, the dilapidated wooden house looked even more eerie. The windows on the second floor were broken, and the wind passed through the gaps, making a humming sound, like the crying of a ghost.

The moonlight shone through the thin clouds, casting patches of light on the pale face.

This face is so weird, the cheeks and lips are blood red, and the eyes are pitch-black holes. It is clearly a paper figure used for burial!
"This...what's going on?" Shen Chengxian's voice couldn't help but tremble.

Baili Ye and Luo Hua also approached the window. When they saw this scene, they also felt a chill running from the soles of their feet to their foreheads.

"This forest farm is becoming more and more complicated." Jiang Qing said in a deep voice, with a hint of determination in his eyes, "We must find out what is hidden behind this."

"But, this...how come this paper man is here?" Qin Xiaosui asked fearfully.

Jiang Qing thought for a moment, then said, "There may be some power hidden in this forest farm that we don't know about. These paper figures may be part of some ritual or curse."

"Curse?" There was a hint of fear in Luo Shui's voice.

"No matter what it is, we can't just sit there and wait for death." Jiang Qing clenched the Longyuan Sword in his hand, "Shen Chengxian, Bailiye, the three of us will go over and take a look. Luoshui, Qin Xiaosui, Luo Hua, you stay here and protect yourselves."

"Be careful." Luo Shui warned.

Jiang Qing nodded, and took Shen Chengxian and Bailiye out of the wooden house carefully, and walked towards the dilapidated wooden house opposite. Their footsteps seemed particularly clear in the silent night, and every step seemed to be stepping on people's hearts.

When they approached the shabby wooden house, the pale paper face was still quietly attached to the window, as if waiting for their arrival.

Jiang Qing signaled Shen Chengxian and Baili Ye to stop, and he slowly approached the window, ready to find out what was going on.

However, just when Jiang Qing was about to touch the paper face, a cold wind suddenly blew, and the paper face slowly turned its head, and the dark hole seemed to be staring at Jiang Qing...

Jiang Qing was shocked. He swung his sword without hesitation, but there was only air where the sword passed.

The paper faces swayed gently in the wind, as if mocking their powerlessness.

"This...what's going on?" Shen Chengxian and Baili Ye also felt that something was unusual.

Jiang Qing took a deep breath. He knew that what they were facing might not just be ordinary monsters. The secrets in this forest farm were much more complicated than they had imagined.

That pale paper face made Jiang Qing feel an unprecedented sense of tension.

"Catch it quickly, don't let it run away." Jiang Qing shouted, then realized it belatedly.

Baili Ye moved even faster. Before Jiang Qing finished speaking, he had already rushed out like an arrow.

Jiang Qing followed closely behind, their figures casting long shadows in the moonlight.

"Don't leave me!"

Shen Chengxian felt a little scared when he saw the two people disappear in a flash, and hurriedly ran after them.

The chase began, and the paper face jumped through the woods at an incredibly fast speed, as if it had life.

The three of them shuttled through the forest. The dead branches and leaves under their feet made crisp sounds in the night, along with the sound of their breathing, creating a tense and weird atmosphere.

The paper face seemed to be deliberately luring them. Whenever the three were about to get close, it would suddenly speed up or change direction, making it impossible for them to reach it.

A gleam of brilliance flashed in Baili Ye's eyes, and his speed increased again, almost touching the floating paper man.

However, just when Baili Ye was about to catch the paper man, the paper man suddenly turned sharply and disappeared behind the shadow of a big tree.

Baili Ye stopped suddenly, and his hands only grabbed a handful of air.

Jiang Qing and Shen Chengxian also arrived quickly. The three of them leaned against a big tree and observed their surroundings vigilantly.

"Where did it go?" Shen Chengxian panted and looked around nervously.

Jiang Qing frowned, and he used all his spiritual sense to try to capture the trace of the paper man, but the paper man seemed to have evaporated, leaving no trace.

"Gone..." There was a hint of unwillingness in Baili Ye's voice.

The three of them stayed where they were for a moment, and finally confirmed that they had lost the paper man. They stopped helplessly, their hearts filled with confusion and frustration.

"What on earth is this thing?" There was a tremor in Shen Chengxian's voice.

Jiang Qing shook his head. "I have no idea either."

Shen Chengxian also shook his head, indicating that he had no clues either.

But Bailiye's hair suddenly stood on end, and he seemed to have thought of something, "Wait, I think I've seen something similar."

"Where is he?" Jiang Qing and Shen Chengxian looked at him at the same time.

Bailiye swallowed his saliva and said, "In our room, I have seen a painting. That painting should be the portrait of the owner who wrote that crazy diary."

"Are you sure?" Jiang Qing asked.

Bailiye nodded. "Although the picture is blurry, I can vaguely make out a figure. The only thing that puzzles me is that there is a large blank space on the left side of the picture. There should be another person in this position."

"What you mean is..." Shen Chengxian seemed to realize something.

"I didn't understand it at the time, but now I think about it, could it be that the blank space is where the portrait of the paper man is drawn? The paper man is mostly white, and coupled with the effects of weathering and decay over time, it cannot be seen?" Baili Ye's words made the air around them seem to freeze.

Jiang Qing pondered for a moment, "If this is true, then there must be some kind of connection between the owner of this notebook and the paper man."

"Then what should we do now?" Shen Chengxian looked around. The forest seemed particularly gloomy in the night.

Jiang Qing took a deep breath and said, "Let's go back and look at the painting again to see if we can find more clues."

The three of them turned around and returned to the cabin along the way they came. Their hearts were filled with doubts and uneasiness. This night was destined to be restless.

The three of them hurried back to the dilapidated cabin in the night. The team members who stayed behind heard the noise outside and held their weapons nervously. They only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Jiang Qing and the others.

They stepped forward and briefly exchanged a few words of safety. Then Jiang Qing, Baili Ye and Shen Chengxian reported their discovery of the paper man and their conjectures to the remaining team members.

After hearing this, the remaining team members showed an expression of disbelief on their faces. Qin Xiaosui's eyes widened, "You mean, that paper man is alive?" There was a slight tremor in her voice.

Luo Shui was also shocked. "Things here are getting more and more bizarre. We have to be careful."

Everyone's eyes were suddenly focused on the yellowed picture on the wall of the master bedroom.

Bailiye looked again and took several steps back, muttering:

"How is this possible..." Jiang Qing looked at the painting. The picture was blurry and yellowed everywhere, but there was no blank space as Bailiye said. Jiang Qing thought carefully, was Bailiye wrong?

Bailiye's face was pale at this moment, and he pointed at the portrait with trembling fingers, "From what I saw before, there was indeed some blank space. There was clearly another person's outline next to the figure in the painting."

Jiang Qing knew that Baili Ye was not someone who would easily have hallucinations. His expression and tone showed that what he said was true.

Analyzing Bailiye's expression, or...what influenced him?
Made him hallucinate?
Of course there is another possibility, that is, Baili Ye’s memory is not wrong, but the painting itself has changed.

Thinking of this, Jiang Qing quickly asked the remaining team members, "Did you find anything unusual in the room?"

Several people shook their heads. Qin Xiaosui said, "We have been paying attention to the movements around us, and we really didn't find anything."

Luo Shui added: "When you go out, the three of us will be highly focused. If there is anything unusual, we will definitely notice it."

Jiang Qing pondered for a moment, then said: "No matter what, we can't ignore any possible clues.

Bailiye, think about it carefully, is there anything special about the blank space?"

Bailiye closed his eyes and tried to recall, "I remember the shape of the blank space was very irregular, as if it was erased in a hurry."

"Wipe it away in a hurry?" Luo Shui repeated this sentence, as if thinking about something.

Jiang Qing was thinking about another question, "If the painting really changed, it means there might be some kind of power that can change objects in reality.

What is this power then?”

"Then what should we do?" Qin Xiaosui asked nervously.

Jiang Qing took a deep breath and then said: “First of all, we need to stay calm and not be frightened by the unknown.

Secondly, we must pay close attention to any unusual phenomena and not miss anything.”

"I agree." Bailiye nodded, "We can't be confused by the environment here anymore."

Shen Chengxian also added: "And we also have to consider that there may be some unknown power hidden here. This power may be able to affect our perception and even cause hallucinations."

Jiang Qing decided to look through the diary found in the wooden house again, hoping to find clues related to the paper man and portrait.

He carefully turned the fragile pages. The handwriting was blurred and chaotic, recording the fear and despair of the diary owner.

As Jiang Qing observed carefully, he noticed some details that he had overlooked before. On the edge of a page of the diary, there was a string of almost erased words. He carefully identified them and finally read out the words: "Eternal Underworld."

"The eternal underworld?"

Jiang Qing muttered to himself, feeling a chill running down his spine, "What is this?"

He looked around and found that others were also staring at him nervously. Jiang Qing handed the diary to Baili Ye and Shen Chengxian. After reading it, they were also confused.

"The Underworld. Does it refer to the world after death?" Luo Shui asked in a low voice, with a slight tremor in his voice.

"No, this may not only refer to the world after death." Jiang Qing pondered, "In many ancient legends, the underworld exists parallel to the real world and is the place where the soul rests."

Qin Xiaosui tightly grasped Jiang Qing's arm, "Then are we entangled by something unclean?"

Jiang Qing did not answer directly, but continued to study the diary. "The owner of this diary may have encountered something related to the underworld in the forest farm, and all of this is related to the changes in the paper figurines and portraits."

Shen Chengxian turned to another page of the diary and pointed to a paragraph of text. "Look here, the diary mentions 'them'. 'They' appear at night, carrying a breath that does not belong to this world."

Bailiye added: "The owner of the diary may have seen the paper man, or something similar, which drove him crazy."

Jiang Qing nodded. "This can explain why the portrait that Bailiye saw before was different from the one he saw now. Perhaps the portrait really does contain clues to the underworld, and 'they' have the ability to change reality."

Luo Shui asked nervously: "Then what should we do? Should we leave here?"

Jiang Qing took a deep breath and said, "Leaving may not be the best option. We haven't figured out the secret of the forest farm yet. Moreover, if 'they' really exist, it may not be safe to leave here."

"Then what about us?" Qin Xiaosui hesitated.

Jiang Qing interrupted her, "We have to face all this. First, we have to find out the true meaning of the 'Eternal Underworld', and second, we have to find a way to communicate with or fight against 'them'.

And do you remember?

This is a battle of luck. There are many ways to gain luck, some of which involve unlocking some of the secret realms on Wuji Fairy Island."

"So... Brother Jiang, are you doubting that this so-called eternal underworld is actually a secret place?"

Jiang Qing nodded, "This is what I think, the Dragon of Luck was bred by heaven and earth, and its purpose is to start a fight for luck, it has a strong purpose.

Including this entire replica of the Wuji Fairy Island, as well as various secret realms.

I don't think it comes out of nowhere.

As for this diary...it's hard for me to say, because up to now, I still haven't seen the indigenous people in this small world.

The more I read these words in the diary, the more they seem to be left by the monk from the last battle of destiny. It seems that for some reason, he was trapped in this world and was not teleported out. "

The information contained in this passage is actually chilling. Does the heaven and earth have self-awareness?

If the owner of the notebook was a cultivator from the previous Battle of Luck, then what made him so crazy? Shouldn’t the will of heaven and earth be just?

Why are there so many strange records in the notebook?
Luo Hua said solemnly: "So all this may be related to the Nether Country. Do you want to find out more about this?"

Unexpectedly, Jiang Qing shook his head and said, "No, just give it a try. If it doesn't work, give up immediately. Some secrets are not for us to dig out.

The first target is always the Dragon of Luck."

Jiang Qing glanced out the window and said, "It's almost dawn. We've been busy all night, let's take a break and refresh ourselves.

I try to uncover the secrets of the forest and find clues to the eternal underworld."

The teammates took a break.

Jiang Qing sat at the desk by the window with the crazy diary in front of him.

Mysterious giant ants, pale paper figures that appeared inexplicably and disappeared strangely in the forest, crazy notes and the eternal underworld...

"It seems that this place has more secrets than we thought."

(End of this chapter)